Comments on: Vista support in Second Life http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/ By Linden Lab Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:54:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Elendir Axon http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404401 Elendir Axon Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:44:53 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404401 @142 Um, apples are the same way, the decide what can run on apples and what cannot, if you can watch that dvd or not, if you can open that file or not, linux is truly free. @142

Um, apples are the same way, the decide what can run on apples and what cannot, if you can watch that dvd or not, if you can open that file or not, linux is truly free.

]]> By: Tig Halberd http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404357 Tig Halberd Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:25:55 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404357 What bothers me more than the Vista delay is the fact that SL only supports NVidia and ATI cards. I can understand using higher end cards, but seriously..... No other cards? What bothers me more than the Vista delay is the fact that SL only supports NVidia and ATI cards. I can understand using higher end cards, but seriously….. No other cards?

]]> By: Shockwave Yareach http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404339 Shockwave Yareach Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:29:09 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404339 So MS can decide what programs I may or may not run. MS decides what drivers and hardware I may or may not plug in. MS decides if I can watch this bluray disc or that DVD. MS decides everything about my computer. when Microsoft buys me the computer, I'll use Vista. But so long as I'm footing the bills, it's my computer and I'll decide what it does. If Vista prevents me from using my computer as I wish to, then I say no to Vista. I can always get an apple. So MS can decide what programs I may or may not run. MS decides what drivers and hardware I may or may not plug in. MS decides if I can watch this bluray disc or that DVD. MS decides everything about my computer.

when Microsoft buys me the computer, I’ll use Vista. But so long as I’m footing the bills, it’s my computer and I’ll decide what it does. If Vista prevents me from using my computer as I wish to, then I say no to Vista.

I can always get an apple.

]]> By: Tee Bates http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404308 Tee Bates Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:04:30 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404308 Hi i have been using vista for about 2 weeks now and it works fine until i start crashing. when u crash on sl, its like my whole computer crash i have to restart everytime. and when i do crash its not once but maybe three or four times in a row, and oh dont let me tp somewhere cause when i get there its crash time lol. but when im not crashing vista works fine. Hi i have been using vista for about 2 weeks now and it works fine until i start crashing. when u crash on sl, its like my whole computer crash i have to restart everytime. and when i do crash its not once but maybe three or four times in a row, and oh dont let me tp somewhere cause when i get there its crash time lol. but when im not crashing vista works fine.

]]> By: Lina Pussycat http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404283 Lina Pussycat Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:42:10 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404283 Another Plus to Ubuntu is their 6 month Release Cycle for decent upgrades :). And yes make sure you have the newest one it is by far the friendliest to people new to linux/ubuntu itself :). Also on a side note for anyone that has a DSP series headset (DSP 500 is what this was tested with...) There is a work around on the forums that me and my housemate came up with (he posted it on the ubuntu forums) this makes the mic work as well as the inline volume work (tested with skype, teamspeak, would be tested with SL but no voice for linux yet so....) To get to that work around i will post a link :). http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=480930 Also please note upon further investigation of the thread it is confirmed that this works well for other DSP series models not just the 500.... Enjoy. Also good to see vista supported officially its inevitable for them to have to support it.... Anyone wanting more info on Linux toss me an IM and ill gladly tell you more :). Another Plus to Ubuntu is their 6 month Release Cycle for decent upgrades :). And yes make sure you have the newest one it is by far the friendliest to people new to linux/ubuntu itself :). Also on a side note for anyone that has a DSP series headset (DSP 500 is what this was tested with… ;) There is a work around on the forums that me and my housemate came up with (he posted it on the ubuntu forums) this makes the mic work as well as the inline volume work (tested with skype, teamspeak, would be tested with SL but no voice for linux yet so….)

To get to that work around i will post a link :).

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=480930

Also please note upon further investigation of the thread it is confirmed that this works well for other DSP series models not just the 500…. Enjoy. Also good to see vista supported officially its inevitable for them to have to support it….

Anyone wanting more info on Linux toss me an IM and ill gladly tell you more :).

]]> By: Laura18 Streeter http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404257 Laura18 Streeter Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:56:21 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404257 i had problems at first with an ATI x1650 - SL wouldnt even start. Then i downloaded new drivers and everything's been working fine since. A word of advice: On Vista everytime a new SL client is downloaded it must be run first time with admin rights in order to allow firewall to request permission for going on the net. (I'm assuming standard software firewall config) Otherwise SL will start but behave like no internet connection present. In all subsequent cases regular user rights are just fine. It seems almost no access is made to write registry values as well, either in HKLM or HKCU. i had problems at first with an ATI x1650 - SL wouldnt even start. Then i downloaded new drivers and everything’s been working fine since.
A word of advice:
On Vista everytime a new SL client is downloaded it must be run first time with admin rights in order to allow firewall to request permission for going on the net. (I’m assuming standard software firewall config)
Otherwise SL will start but behave like no internet connection present. In all subsequent cases regular user rights are just fine.
It seems almost no access is made to write registry values as well, either in HKLM or HKCU.

]]> By: The XO http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404211 The XO Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:21:18 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404211 @73 Brett Finsbury Certainly Ubuntu.... I only ever used Windows before and tried other versions of Linux a few years back but they weren't quite up to it. Ubuntu is brilliant, even for someone who was used to only Windows. Sure it takes a little while to get used to the "different" way of a few things but it's well worth it and the forums of their website have all the info you need if you run into problems :-) Do get the latest version though, which is 7 - Fiesty. Good hunting :-) @73 Brett Finsbury

Certainly Ubuntu…. I only ever used Windows before and tried other versions of Linux a few years back but they weren’t quite up to it. Ubuntu is brilliant, even for someone who was used to only Windows.

Sure it takes a little while to get used to the “different” way of a few things but it’s well worth it and the forums of their website have all the info you need if you run into problems :-)

Do get the latest version though, which is 7 - Fiesty.

Good hunting :-)

]]> By: Brett Finsbury http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404194 Brett Finsbury Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:21:36 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404194 hey thank you all for the info. I do have a copy of this sent to me awhile back. Ill give it another whirl. :) hey thank you all for the info. I do have a copy of this sent to me awhile back. Ill give it another whirl. :)

]]> By: Linden Labs Updating us on Vista Support in Second Life http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404144 Linden Labs Updating us on Vista Support in Second Life Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:59:37 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404144 [...] Generally speaking, Second Life and Vista are happy together as long as a supported graphics card is installed and the most recent native graphics drivers are being used. Please see http://www.secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php for more information. Source: Vista support in Second Life [...] [...] Generally speaking, Second Life and Vista are happy together as long as a supported graphics card is installed and the most recent native graphics drivers are being used. Please see http://www.secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php for more information. Source: Vista support in Second Life [...]

]]> By: Lina Pussycat http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404141 Lina Pussycat Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:51:20 +0000 http://blog.secondlife.com/2007/07/20/vista-support-in-second-life/#comment-404141 Chronic one thing to be careful of with Ubuntu is to make sure you shrink down or use the largest contigent of free space its reccomended to download Gparted or look for a guide for partitioning if your not careful you can overwrite your windows partition (assuming you want to dual boot) as others that were newer to linux have found out =/. Its recommended to be very careful when doing this!! Chronic one thing to be careful of with Ubuntu is to make sure you shrink down or use the largest contigent of free space its reccomended to download Gparted or look for a guide for partitioning if your not careful you can overwrite your windows partition (assuming you want to dual boot) as others that were newer to linux have found out =/. Its recommended to be very careful when doing this!!

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